Rutupurna Babarao Kirtiwar vs the Collector, Yavatmal and Another — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Rutupurna Babarao Kirtiwar vs the Collector, Yavatmal and Another — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent no.1 – Collector, Yavatmal to decide the petitioner's application dated 7/7/2025 for grant of FL-III license within six weeks from the date of production of the order of this Court (if not decided earlier), and to communicate the decision to the petitioner within two weeks of the decision; no costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether respondent no.1 – Collector, Yavatmal should be directed to decide the petitioner's application dated 7/7/2025 for grant of FL-III license, which has remained undecided for over 1 ½ years despite the Superintendent of Police, Yavatmal's no-objection report dated 6/8/2025.

Court's answer

The Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.1 – Collector, Yavatmal, to decide the petitioner's application dated 7/7/2025 for grant of FL-III license within a stipulated period of six weeks from the date of production of the order of this Court, if not decided earlier.

Ratio / Principle

The decision taken on the FL-III license application shall be communicated to the petitioner within two weeks from the date of such decision.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 3567 of 2026 — FL-III liquor license — delay in disposal — direction to decide. The petitioner, running a Restaurant and intending to run a liquor business, applied on 7/7/2025 for grant of FL-III license in Village – Talni, Taluka – Arni, District – Yavatmal. The Superintendent of Police, Yavatmal, by report dated 6/8/2025, granted No Objection for operation of the license if given as per the terms and conditions of the Government of Maharashtra. The application nonetheless remained undecided before respondent no.1 – Collector, Yavatmal for almost more than 1 ½ years. The Division Bench (ANIL S. KILOR and RAJ D. WAKODE, JJ.) disposed of the Writ Petition directing the Collector, Yavatmal to decide the application dated 7/7/2025 within a stipulated period of six weeks from the date of production of the order of the Court, if not decided earlier, and to communicate the decision to the petitioner within two weeks of such decision. No costs.

2026:BHC-NAG:6958-DB

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR .

WRIT PETITION NO. 3567 OF 2026

(Rutupurna Babarao Kirtiwar Vs. The Collector, Yavatmal & Anr.)

Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram,__________________________________________________________________________ appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's Orders.

Mr. Tejas Kene, Counsel for the petitioner. Ms T.H. Khan, A.G.P. for the respondents/State.

CORAM : ANIL S. KILOR AND RAJ D. WAKODE, JJ. MAY 5, 2026

Heard Mr. Tejas Kene, learned Counsel for the petitioner.

2] The contention is that, the petitioner, who is running a Restaurant, intends to run a liquor business, and has, accordingly, submitted an application for grant of FL-III license in Village – Talni, Taluka – Arni, District – Yavatmal. Such application was submitted on 7/7/2025, which is at record page 9 (Annexure – I). The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that in pursuance to the aforesaid application, a report was called by respondent no.1 – Collector, Yavatmal, and accordingly, the Superintendent of Police, Yavatmal, has submitted the report on 6/8/2025. By virtue of the aforesaid report, the Superintendent of Police, Yavatmal, has granted No Objection for operation of the aforesaid FL-III license, if the same is given as per the terms and conditions of the Government of Maharashtra. After such report was received on 6/8/2025, the learned Counsel for the

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petitioner submits that even after passage of almost more than 1 ½ years now, the aforesaid application is not yet decided by respondent no.1 – Collector, Yavatmal.

3] In view of above, we dispose of the present Writ Petition with a direction to respondent no.1 – Collector, Yavatmal, to decide the aforesaid application dated 7/7/2025 submitted by the petitioner for grant of FL-III license within a stipulated period of six weeks from the date of production of order of this Court, if not decided earlier. The decision taken thereupon shall be communicated to the petitioner within two weeks from the date of such decision.

4] The Writ Petition is disposed of in above terms. No costs.

(RAJ D. WAKODE, J.)

(ANIL S. KILOR, J.)

Sumit

Signed by: Mr. Sumit Agrawal Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 05/05/2026 20:46:12